Capital: Ica City
Altitude: 406 m.o.s.l.
Distances: 267 kilometers from Lima.
The province of Ica is located in the central south coast of the Peruvian seaboard. It is considered the center where the important pre-inca civilizations Nasca (300 years b.C.) and Paracas (700 years b.C.) developed.
The men of Paracas practiced the trepanation of skulls on living bodies using knives made of "obsidiana", a certain kind of volcano rock. They also reached a great development in the art of weaving.
The Nasca culture stood out for its admirable knowledge in hydraulic engineering building aqueducts and subterranean canals reinforced by inner walls of stone and roofs of huarango.
Ica is known as the region of the sand and sea, of oasis and valleys.

:: CITY TOUR ICA
We visit the city of Ica. It includes the main square of Ica, the church of Lord of Luren, the Regional Museum of Cachiche, also we visit the town of witches, the Huacachina Lagoon, the coloring of its Countrysides and a extraordinary desert with dunes. Visit to the wineries of the zone where we will be able to taste delicious wines and piscos of the place, candy purchase and others.

* Huacachina Lagoon
A beautiful oasis 5 km (3 miles) from the city of Ica. Waters are full of sulfurous and saline matters that give the lagoon therapeutic properties.
* Sanctuary of Luren
It keeps the image of the Lord of Luren - city's patron saint - wich is taken out in a procession at Easter and in the third week of October. The sanctuary dates from 1943.
* Regional Museum
This important museum display numerous and interesting artifacts from the various cultural periods of regional history. Pottery, textiles and evidence of medical practices by the Paracas and Nasca cultures stand out.
* Wineries
Located in the countryside of Ica. A close look can be taken at the making of "cachina", wine and "pisco" or grape brandy. Among the most representative wineries are Vista Alegre, Tacama and Ocucaje. Traditional method wineries are Mejia, El Catador and Lovera.
* Dr. Javier Cabrera Stone Collections
Located in the Main Square, it keeps a large collection of engraved stones with scenes of primitive life, dinosaur hunting and organ transplants that give rise to many theories and speculations about old regional civilizations.

:: BALLESTAS ISLANDS
From the Paracas beach and port, in the county of Pisco, we visit by boat the Ballestas and San Gallan islands , habitat of sea dogs, guaneras birds, penguins, and diversity of marine fauna. On the way one can see a figure of El Candelabro, engraved on the slope of a hill.
El Candelabro is a geoglyph of great rocky formation eroded by the sea and the wind. It has a width of more than 120 meters which is also called Tres Cruces or Trident. The best way to see it is from the sea.

:: PARACAS NATIONAL RESERVE
It has a surface of 3.350 hectares, is one of the most important, protected areas of Peru, being the only one that has a marine ecosystem. The place is a refuge for sea dogs, Humboldt penguins, flamingos and others. It is located at 250 kilometers from Lima. Visit to the museum Julio C. Tello, it shows representative pieces of the Paracas culture like mantles, mummies and pottery.

:: NAZCA LINES
From the viewpoint we will observe some lines and figures of Pampas of San Jose that has 500 hectares and they have been studied by many years by the Dra. Maria Reiche. From the Aerodrome of Nazca a small plane will be approached and it will take us towards the mysterious Lines of Nazca where it will observed the figures of the Spider, the Colibrí, the Monkey, the Whale, the Condor, the Hands, and the most mysterious The Astronaut. The flight lasts 35 minutes approximately.